STATE think tank National Tax Research Center (NTRC) threw its support behind the government’s plan to hike taxes on new cars, saying in a report the Philippines imposes the lowest motor vehicle excise taxes in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) region.

NTRC said all Asean member-countries impose “excise tax,” “excise duty’’ or an equivalent excise tax-like levy on motor vehicles (MV).

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